Cloudflare Ray ID: 5e49f7aefa9316e5 The ending did not fuck around. The film stars Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis, Caleb Emery, Cory Gruter-Andrew, Jason Gray-Stanford, Tiera Skovbye, and Rich Sommer. For sure felt like the Burbs & Goonies. Let a mofo try to kidnap MY little guy. The ending of Summer of 84 truly got me messed up, https://sirdutches.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/my-song5.m4a, Papi’s favorite shows of the summer: Sharp Objects and Pose, Due to iOS12 dudes can’t lie about their dick size no more, The ending of Summer of 84 truly got me messed up, Another Day, Another Hollywood CREEP is exposed: Bye Bye Dan Schneider, NXIVM:No its not heart medication, its another Hollywood sex cult, The chances of a Duggar being gay is mad high. That’s what happened to my girlie and I this past weekend when we watched “Summer of ’84”. Did no cop friends come over to watch the big game? The babysitter / girl he likes is driven by as she moves away. Legit kid is going to have a mental breakdown wondering when his ass is gonna get stabbed. The ending of Summer of 84 truly got me messed up. It’s a distressing moment of self-reflection for the audience that ties into the experiences of the characters in a profound way. Thanks for the comment, I'll be sure to check this movie out in full once I have the chance. Another way to prevent getting this page in the future is to use Privacy Pass. Principal photography began in July 2017 in Vancouver. Disgusted, Davey makes plans to break into Mackey's home during the 1984 Cape May Festival. Farraday, who attends the festival as a lookout, discovers that the bags of soil were purchased for a city beautification project, and he and Eats abandon their posts. This movie starts off like any serial killer movie set in the 80’s. We need a prequel! first 4/5ths of the film got a Four out of ten for me. Sure enough after some google search it turns out that it wasn't the real ending. My problems were mainly with the pacing, dialogue, and motivations of the characters. 6. ... That’s what happened to my girlie and I this past weekend when we watched “Summer of ’84”. I’m digging his style of making this almost kids show special, and just adding gore and dark elements to add to it. For more than a decade /R/HORROR has been reddit.com's gateway to all things Horror: from movies & TV, to books & games. I just got back from the theater watching Summer of '84. It is only once one of the four central boys is brutally murdered that the audience is asked to become emotionally involved in Mackey’s crimes. With scenes of children riding their bikes in the streets and playing outside at night unsupervised (the last generation to grow up this way); the movie deliberately works to lull the audience into a false sense of security. It totally baited us, in a way you'd never get the same enjoyment out today after the first viewing. You might go an entire night without making overt references to some TV show or movie. To varying degrees, all of the characters contend with trauma. Parents were the worst and it was almost unbelievable that the cops wouldn't search every house in the vicinity after discovering he was nowhere to be found. They basically cut out the thing that made the film standout (other than the soundtrack), which is the ending. Both films also feature a treehouse that, for some of the characters, serves as a respite from a troubled home life, and a summer adventure plot that results in life changing repercussions for the four boys. The ending is a cold and true conclusion, which I hope is followed by a sequel set 10 years later. In the summer of 1984, Cape May, Oregon is plagued by the "Cape May Slayer", a serial killer responsible for the disappearances of thirteen teenage boys in the county over the decade prior. Davey's friends—Dale "Woody" Woodworth, Curtis Farraday, and Tommy "Eats" Eaton—reject this theory, on account of Davey's reputation for conspiracy theories and urban legends. Summer of ‘84 ending - Holy Fuck. Not only are both set in seemingly tranquil towns in Oregon, but both rely on a core group of characters who fulfill specific archetypes. Mackey leaves Davey and disappears. He goes back to that thought at the beginning of the film that "even serial killers live next to someone.". He hates that Davey has ruined his life by putting him out in the open for the world to see, but he won't kill Davey. R/HORROR, known as Dreadit by our subscribers is the premier horror entertainment community on Reddit. Great '80s style synth. Watch the documentary Who took Johnny if you'd like more context. How awesome. Summer of 84 is a self-aware movie and it’s asking its audience to be similarly aware of our own expectations when it comes to cinematic nostalgia. And while the last act of the movie does deliver a gut punch you won’t be able to stop thinking about, its impact ultimately stems from its very subtle but highly effective deconstruction of cinematic nostalgia. I was not expecting that at all. While Davey and Woody are asleep, it is revealed to the audience that Mackey has been hiding in the attic all along. If you’ve heard anything about Sundance’s much buzzed about Summer of 84, it likely revolves around its soul crushing ending. The boys flee into the wilderness as Mackey pursues, but lose their footing on a corpse dump. ( Log Out /  Country It gives off a Stranger Things” vibe with the ’80’s setting and music but to me it reminds me of the “Goonies”, one of my favs. It followed the tropes and beats of any basic 80’s teen mystery movie, but the ending went completely off the rails. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. If not can someone give me a run down of what happens after they got out of Mackey's house with the tape? Soundtrack 11/10. I was like what the fuck this can't be the ending right? Cinematography When you could leave doors unlocked and keys in the car. Gunpowder & Sky So I had no desire to watch this film whatsoever from the trailer. Directed By In all I give this movie 5 blunts, because for once my ass was wrong. Mr. Armstrong brings the boys to Mackey's house and has them apologize. Second to end it so dark, “I want you to sit and always wonder when is he coming back to kill me” was so dark! I feel like 3/5’s of all indie films that have come out since Blue Velvet have been a variation of that theme and, while I enjoyed Summer of 84, it hit me (especially in the opening and closing voiceovers) that I’ve reached my limit of suburban underbelly films. Cookies help us deliver our Services. I really enjoyed the film. But the script is underwritten, with too many fake-outs and an unearned zigzag at the end. All 52 songs from the Summer of 84 (2018) movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Last part got a 9 out of 10. We’ll also be offering “Top 10 Lists” if you’re looking for something to watch! The problem I'm having is that the movie ended with Davey looking out of the window onto the police cars in front of Mackey's house, saying "They will catch him. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Directed by François Simard, Anouk Whissell, Yoann-Karl Whissell. He mentions that Davey has been thinking about him so much, and he's going to let him live because he wants Davey to keep thinking about him: EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. It's exactly why parents had no idea about pedophiles roaming the streets, scooping up kids back then. No one put that together? Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. The end was unexpected, and I think it was an ending I have always wanted when it comes to a movie about a serial killer. My wife and I had 3 hours of driving the next day and talked about the movie for half of that. Update cause I went to sleep after finishing the movie lol: THAT WAS SO GOOD! Horror Film Wiki is a FANDOM Movies Community. Then It was brought to my attention that the directors were the writing directing trio responsible for Turbo Kid. Now I refused to be a spoiler bitch so turn back now. It felt like Stranger Things/Stand By Me/Goonies with really unlikable kids. Trump’s messaging to “Make America Great Again” is specifically referencing this period and the filmmakers play with the way distance creates a cultural mythos of a better time by initially playing into it.